American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

American Presidents: Life Portrait Exhibit
4-8 Grade Student Activity

Warren Harding

Meet the 28th president!
Warren G. Harding began his career as a _________________ _______________. What kinds of skills could he have gathered from this position that may have been able to help him later in his role as president of the United States?

Look closer!
Look at the picture of the President and the First Lady as they greet a crowd on the south lawn of the White House. How would you describe the scene? Does knowing that President Harding reportedly carried on an affair

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